British family beaten unconscious in Thailand during holiday

Three members of a British family were punched to the ground and knocked unconscious by kicks to the face in an attack at a Thai beachside resort.

The holidaymakers – believed to be a man in his 40s and his parents, both in their 60s – were attacked by several men earlier this month during Thai new year celebrations in Hua Hin, a coastal town about three hours south of Bangkok, popular with older Europeans.

CCTV footage posted online shows a vicious and prolonged assault in a street, which starts when a British man briefly touches shoulders with a Thai man carrying a bottle who appears to push him to the ground.

The British woman takes the Thai man to the side and an argument ensues. Several Thai men punch the family until all three are on the ground. When they try to rise, they are kicked in the face and left unconscious before onlookers come to their aid.

Although the attack occurred on 13 April, the video only recently made it on to the internet. The family are believed to be still in Thailand but leaving soon.

Col Chaiyakorn Siradecho, of Thai police, said he met the family on 15 April, two days on from the attack and shortly after the three had left hospital.